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Daniel Graves is a man of many talents. He juggles his responsibilities of being a painter, a teacher, the director of The Florence Academy of Art, a husband, and a father remarkably well. He knew from the age of three or four who he wanted to be. His career launched when he was 11 years old.
"It was an art show in a local shopping mall; I entered something and I won the first prize," he says, smiling.
He studied with many artists including Richard Lack, Richard Serrin, and Signorina Simi, and received regular critiques from Pietro Annigoni. He admits never to have studied with anyone for a long period of time because of the family responsibilities towards a wife and a child since the age of 21. He wants his students to be authentic, and encourages them to find their own voice. Artists who are on the "same team" as him sometimes criticize Florence Academy. His response to that is simple.
"We need allies and not critics because what we all trying to do is extremely difficult. To make art that is beautiful is very hard."
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- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 373
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 305
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 298
Best-selling author, artist, and illustrator Lisa Congdon brings her expertise to this guide to the process of artistic self-discovery. Featuring advice from Congdon herself and interviews with a roster of established artists, illustrators, and creatives, this one-of-a-kind book will show listeners how to identify and nurture their own visual identity, navigate the influence of artists they admire, push through fear and insecurity, and appreciate the value of their personal journey.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring
- By Amazon Customer on 08-27-20
By: Lisa Congdon
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Getting There: A Book of Mentors
- By: Gillian Zoe Segal
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie, Rene Ruiz, Alex Hyde-White
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 198
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 172
The path to success is rarely easy or direct, and good mentors are hard to find. In Getting There, 30 leaders in diverse fields share their secrets to navigating the rocky road to the top. In an honest, direct, and engaging way, these role models describe the obstacles they faced, the setbacks they endured, and the vital lessons they learned. Getting There is for everyone - from students contemplating their futures to the vast majority of us facing challenges or seeking to reach our potential.
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5 out of 5 stars
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These rich people are way cooler than I expected.
- By Amazon Customer on 04-05-17
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The Art of Work
- By: Jeff Goins
- Narrated by: Jeff Goins
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 539
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 469
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 465
The path to your life's work is difficult and risky, even scary, which is why few finish the journey. This is a book about discovering your life's work, that treasure of immeasurable worth we all long for. It's about the task you were born to do. Through personal experience, compelling case studies, and current research on the mysteries of motivation and talent, Jeff shows listeners how to find their vocations and what to expect along the way.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring!
- By M.R. on 05-19-15
By: Jeff Goins
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Backstage Pass
- By: Paul Stanley
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 155
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 137
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Story4 out of 5 stars 135
The New York Times best-selling author and front man and rhythm guitarist of Kiss grants fans an all-access backstage pass to his personal life and shows them how to pursue a rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle of their own, offering hard-won advice from a music legend.
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1 out of 5 stars
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WTF?
- By Kevin Wilson on 05-09-19
By: Paul Stanley
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Tim Gunn: The Natty Professor
- A Master Class on Mentoring, Motivating and Making It Work!
- By: Tim Gunn, Ada Calhoun
- Narrated by: Tim Gunn
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 417
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 384
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 380
Tim Gunn, America's favorite reality TV cohost, is known for his kind but firm approach in providing wisdom, guidance, and support to the scores of design hopefuls on Project Runway. Having begun his fashion career as a teacher at Parsons The New School for Design, Tim knows more than a thing or two about mentorship and how to convey invaluable pearls of wisdom in an approachable, accessible manner.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Life lessons for All
- By Trendy on 03-11-16
By: Tim Gunn, and others
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Letters to a Young Artist
- By: Anna Deavere Smith
- Narrated by: Anna Deavere Smith
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
From "the most exciting individual in American theater" ( Newsweek), here is Anna Deavere Smith's brass-tacks advice to aspiring artists of all stripes. In the manner of Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, Deavere Smith mentors her young artist over a period of five years, sharing her hard-won wisdom about the challenges and rewards of the artistic life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great advice for artists of any age.
- By S. Barker on 10-30-17
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The Angel Inside
- Michelangelo's Secrets for Following Your Passion and Finding Work You Love
- By: Chris Widener
- Narrated by: Chris Widener
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 71
In this unforgettable parable, Tom Cook, a disillusioned American businessman, has traveled to Italy looking for direction in his life. In Florence, the last city on his tour, Tom meets a mysterious old man who opens his eyes to the art and life of Michelangelo and reveals what the artist's work can teach him and all of us about the power of following your passion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very special little book!
- By 1skikitty on 05-24-11
By: Chris Widener
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Conversations with Frank Gehry
- By: Barbara Isenberg
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Marsha Mason, Barbara Isenberg
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story5 out of 5 stars 32
An unprecedented, intimate portrait of Frank Gehry, one of the world's most influential architects. Drawing on the most candid, revealing, and entertaining conversations she has had with Gehry over the last 20 years, Barbara Isenberg provides new and fascinating insights into the man and his work. Gehry's subjects range from his childhood - when he first built cities with wooden blocks on the floor of his grandmother's kitchen - to his relationships with clients and his definition of a "great" client.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love architecture
- By Dallin Evans on 02-20-16
By: Barbara Isenberg
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Say Yes
- Discover the Surprising Life Beyond the Death of a Dream
- By: Scott Erickson
- Narrated by: Scott Erickson
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 40
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story5 out of 5 stars 32
Do you sometimes wonder what happened to the life you dreamed you'd have? Say Yes by storyteller and artist Scott Erickson is a profound, unique meditation on the three arguments of The Voice of Giving Up and the three mental health and spiritual practices that can help you fall in love with your life again.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful and so needed
- By Amber on 08-13-22
By: Scott Erickson
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Creativity
- The Psychology of Discovery and Invention
- By: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 414
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 359
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 357
Creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. Legendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi reveals what leads to these moments - be it the excitement of the artist at the easel or the scientist in the lab - so that this knowledge can be used to enrich people's lives. Drawing on nearly 100 interviews with exceptional people, from biologists and physicists, to politicians and business leaders, to poets and artists, as well as his 30 years of research, Csikszentmihalyi uses his famous flow theory to explore the creative process.
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2 out of 5 stars
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squishy
- By GoingGoingGone... on 07-06-16
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Life Is What You Make It
- Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment
- By: Peter Buffett
- Narrated by: Peter Buffett
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 344
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 277
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 279
Which will you choose: the path of least resistance or the path of potentially greatest satisfaction? You may think that with a last name like his, Buffett has enjoyed a life of endless privilege. But the son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett says that the only real inheritance handed down from his parents was a philosophy: Forge your own path in life. It is a creed that has allowed him to follow his own passions, establish his own identity, and reap his own successes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My new all-time favorite book
- By K.Indira nagaveni on 06-06-17
By: Peter Buffett
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Soul in the Game
- The Art of a Meaningful Life
- By: Vitaliy Katsenelson
- Narrated by: Elliott Butt
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 48
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 48
Soul in the Game is a book of inspiring stories and hard-won lessons on how to live a meaningful life, crafted by investor and writer Vitaliy Katsenelson. Drawing from the lives of classical composers, ancient Stoics, and contemporary thinkers, Katsenelson weaves together a tapestry of practical wisdom that has helped him overcome his greatest challenges: in work, family, identity, health—and in dealing with success, failure, and more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great reflective holiday read
- By Meryl Pick on 01-07-23
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It's Never Too Late to Begin Again: Discovering Creativity and Meaning at Midlife and Beyond
- Artist's Way
- By: Julia Cameron, Emma Lively
- Narrated by: Heather Henderson
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 78
When someone retires, the newfound freedom can be quite exciting, but also daunting. The life that someone had has changed, and the life to come is yet to be defined. In this book, Julia Cameron tells listeners how cultivating their creative selves can help them navigate this new terrain. She tells the inspiring stories of retirees who discovered new artistic pursuits and passions that more than filled their days - they nurtured their souls.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narrator excels as does the book
- By Carl G on 09-24-18
By: Julia Cameron, and others
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Old in Art School
- By: Nell Painter
- Narrated by: Nell Painter
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 294
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 265
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Story4 out of 5 stars 262
Following her retirement from Princeton University, celebrated historian Dr. Nell Irvin Painter surprised everyone in her life by returning to school - in her 60s - to earn a BFA and MFA in painting. In Old in Art School, she travels from her beloved Newark to the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design; finds meaning in the artists she loves, even as she comes to understand how they may be undervalued; and struggles with the unstable balance between the pursuit of art and the inevitable, sometimes painful, demands of a life fully lived.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mixed Feelings
- By Jillian on 08-07-18
By: Nell Painter